Given the shocking loss of the franchise QB in the very first game, I am not surprised to see our current #s in the bottom of the league. But, that is understandable for the offense.

Our defense however is making me wonder, especially when considering another stat in Reiss' piece which I believe mentioned that opponents convert nearly 60% of their third downs! Our defense ranks pretty low in the league tables in that stat too.

I don't think that our red zones stats were great last year either. Other than filling obvious personnel holes at CB and ILB, our two greatest needs for improvement this year were special teams play, red zone defense, and red zone offense.

It's early, but it seems that special teams play is much improved, even with Washington and Alexander not playing.

I believe that red zone offense is a matter of coaching. The jets demonstrate that for us. Their coaching was aweful! Josh needs to do better; we certainly have the players. I believe that Jordan should help.

I have no answer to the issue of red zone defense. In the end, I think it is all about sucking it up and playing better than the other guy. Again, we could use some depth at ILB and SS, but we the players to succeed in the red zone.

2005 saw some pretty bad defensive numbers that picked up at the end of the season with the Beisel/Starks saga.

As for this year, getting gouged for almost 500 yards of offense and 38 points equates to 13 PPG and 167 YPG without adding in the statistics from the other two games. That's a pretty significant statistical contribution. The team did okay defensively its first two games, but needed shutouts to offset the meltdown.

I still believe the defense has the personnel to get the job done, but we will see if the Fish game was an anomaly or the actual defense next week. The same of the offense.

You're post(s) weren't on my mind and wasn't really thinking of any one
post.
But I sense in your response you may be suffering from
paranoia ("baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others")
get over it or get some professional help.
Other than that you will have to explain "bandwagon bullsh!t" as I
have no idea what you are talking about.

You're post(s) weren't on my mind and wasn't really thinking of any one
post.
But I sense in your response you may be suffering from
paranoia ("baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others")
get over it or get some professional help.
Other than that you will have to explain "bandwagon bullsh!t" as I
have no idea what you are talking about.

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Well you and a few others on this board believe in the Patriots.

The rest of us suck.

It makes it hard on those of us who may look at something and see both positive and negtative.